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Friday, January 13, 2017

Science Discovers A Song that Reduces Anxiety by 65 Percent – Listen

Entering into meditation is an excelent way to resolve anxiety. Yet using music to entrain the minds own rhythm makes great sense. The list at the end sounds like an excellent CD to meditate too. Usually meditation will take a full twenty minutes to relax down to the theta state and be then useful. So anything we can use that helps that process by speeding it up is helpful.

An excellent therapeutic tool and working protocol that anyone can apply.

Scientists discover that listening to the song “Weightless” by
Marconi Union can results in a striking 65 percent reduction in a
person’s overall anxiety, and a 35 percent reduction in their usual
physiological resting rates.

The Anxiety Pandemic

“Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through
the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts
are drained.” ~ Arthur Somers Roche

Anxiety is a growing pandemic in our society. The mainstream solution
is a trip to the psychiatrist and an indefinite prescription for
pharmaceuticals. As a result, many anxiety sufferers find themselves
dependent on psychotropic drugs but still searching for relief.

Because of this, it begs the question if a pharmaceutical solution
even works. Many believe that treating anxiety with a holistic approach
may be more effective than expensive, addictive and sometimes even
dangerous psychotropic drugs. Holistic alternatives range from treating anxiety with foods that fight inflammation, to exercise, yoga, and meditation. People also like to use age-old tricks for calming nerves, such as breath exercises.

Now, neuroimaging has proven that playing music can substantially
reduce anxiety. Scientists in the UK have identified what can be called
the most relaxing song on earth song. By playing the song “Weightless”
by Manchester trio Marconi Union, these researchers reduced anxiety by
65 percent in individuals who participated in their clinical study. Have
a listen:

Science Discovers the Most Relaxing Song on Earth

Researchers at Mindlab International,
led by clinical psychologist Dr. David Lewis-Hodgson, were commissioned
to find out which song is the most effective at helping someone to
relax. They played songs by Enya, Mozart and Coldplay, among many
others, to 40 participating women.

The researchers discovered that the song “Weightless” resulted in a
striking 65 percent reduction in participants’ overall anxiety, and a 35
percent reduction in their usual physiological resting rates. Dr.
Lewis-Hodgson stated:

“The results clearly show that the track induced the greatest relaxation – higher than any of the other music tested.

“Brain imaging studies have shown that music works at a very deep
level within the brain, stimulating not only those regions responsible
for processing sound but also ones associated with emotions.”

Sound
therapist Lyz Cooper, founder of the British Academy of Sound Therapy,
explains the process of how the song affects the body:

“[The song] contains a sustaining rhythm that starts at 60 beats per minute and gradually slows to around 50.

“While listening, your heart rate gradually comes to match that beat.

“It is important that the song is eight minutes long because it takes about five minutes for this process, known as entrainment, to occur.”

The study was conducted on participants who were asked to solve
difficult puzzles, as quickly as possible, while connected to sensors.
Participants listened to different songs while researchers measured
brain activity, heart rate, blood pressure, and the rate of breathing.

Anxiety and Overall Health

Lowering anxiety can be one of the most important steps a person can
take towards improving overall health and well-being. Stress can
increase the risk of conditions such as heart disease, depression,
gastrointestinal ailments, asthma, and even obesity. It can also
exacerbate these problems if they are preexisting.

Furthermore, researchers continue to discover that anxiety and stress can be fatal. Here are the findings published in a 2015 working paper out of Harvard and Stanford Business Schools:

The paper found that health problems stemming from job
stress, like hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and decreased mental
health, can lead to fatal conditions that wind up killing about 120,000
people each year—making work-related stressors and the maladies they
cause, more deadly than diabetes, Alzheimer’s, or influenza.

Top 10 Songs for Helping Reduce Anxiety

Here’s the full list of the top 10 relaxing songs discovered by Mindlab International during their research.

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